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**Dave Starr** · 03-13-2008, 11:28 AM

I've had my 45 Tac about a month, but until today I had only put 10 rounds through it. That was all I could do the day I bought it due to the weather. Well, that just wasn't enough, so today I went to Bass pro Shops to use their range. I put about 200 rounds through it; Blazer brass, Magtech 230 FMJ, 4 different reloads I'll mention later, & 6 rounds of Cor-Bon +P 185gr HP. The other 14 Cor-Bon's are for HD, I just wanted to see how they shot.
This is my first handgun, and the first one I've fired since the service in 64. I was mostly interested in getting used to it & checking some handloads, so accuracy wasn't the greatest. I shot at 25ft, and got 10 round groups measuring about 3", almost all a couple inches low & left, so I need to work on trigger pull & grip.
I tried 4 handloads I made up - 3 were 230gr FMJ with 4.9, 5.1, and 5.3gr of 231. The 4th was 185gr Hornady XTP's with 6.1gr of 231. The 4.9 loads were really mild; almost no recoil & empties basically just falling out of the pistol. The 5.1's were better, and the 5.3 loads felt about like the Blazer & Mag Tech factory rounds. The 185gr HP's were another matter. I fired one round, and the 2nd didn't feed. The slide stuck about 90% closed & I had a hard time getting it to eject, so I didn't fire any more of them. I'll have to look into why; COL, or what. I seated the bullets to the same COL as the Cor-Bons so I'm not sure what caused the problem.
Oh, yeah - I had my wife fire one of the mild 4.9gr loads. She was obviously nervous, limp-wristed the shot, and almost dropped the pistol. The empty did eject, though. What I thought was barley noticeable recoil, she thought was too much. Gonna have to work on that with her!

All in all, a good day. Had a ball!

**mhillsing23** · 03-13-2008, 11:46 AM

That sounds like a good time. Your first pistol since '64? Glad to hear you are back into it. The 45 Tac is a great HD gun!

**Dave Starr** · 03-13-2008, 12:56 PM

Something I just noticed on the range rule sheet from Bass Pro Shops....
"No ammunition with a velocity over 4,000 fps or 4,500 ft lbs of muzzle energy is allowed"
IN A HANDGUN??????

pleasantguywhopacksAXD · 03-13-2008, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave Starr

Something I just noticed on the range rule sheet from Bass Pro Shops....
"No ammunition with a velocity over 4,000 fps or 4,500 ft lbs of muzzle energy is allowed"
IN A HANDGUN??????

Thats for the new hand held plasma rail guns....

03-13-2008, 11:28 AM	#1
Dave Starr XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Flint, Michigan Posts: 387	1st time out with my 45 Tac. I've had my 45 Tac about a month, but until today I had only put 10 rounds through it. That was all I could do the day I bought it due to the weather. Well, that just wasn't enough, so today I went to Bass pro Shops to use their range. I put about 200 rounds through it; Blazer brass, Magtech 230 FMJ, 4 different reloads I'll mention later, & 6 rounds of Cor-Bon +P 185gr HP. The other 14 Cor-Bon's are for HD, I just wanted to see how they shot. This is my first handgun, and the first one I've fired since the service in 64. I was mostly interested in getting used to it & checking some handloads, so accuracy wasn't the greatest. I shot at 25ft, and got 10 round groups measuring about 3", almost all a couple inches low & left, so I need to work on trigger pull & grip. I tried 4 handloads I made up - 3 were 230gr FMJ with 4.9, 5.1, and 5.3gr of 231. The 4th was 185gr Hornady XTP's with 6.1gr of 231. The 4.9 loads were really mild; almost no recoil & empties basically just falling out of the pistol. The 5.1's were better, and the 5.3 loads felt about like the Blazer & Mag Tech factory rounds. The 185gr HP's were another matter. I fired one round, and the 2nd didn't feed. The slide stuck about 90% closed & I had a hard time getting it to eject, so I didn't fire any more of them. I'll have to look into why; COL, or what. I seated the bullets to the same COL as the Cor-Bons so I'm not sure what caused the problem. Oh, yeah - I had my wife fire one of the mild 4.9gr loads. She was obviously nervous, limp-wristed the shot, and almost dropped the pistol. The empty did eject, though. What I thought was barley noticeable recoil, she thought was too much. Gonna have to work on that with her! All in all, a good day. Had a ball!

03-13-2008, 11:46 AM	#2
mhillsing23 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,579	That sounds like a good time. Your first pistol since '64? Glad to hear you are back into it. The 45 Tac is a great HD gun! __________________ Veritas vos liberabit...

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03-13-2008, 12:56 PM	#3
Dave Starr XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Flint, Michigan Posts: 387	Something I just noticed on the range rule sheet from Bass Pro Shops.... "No ammunition with a velocity over 4,000 fps or 4,500 ft lbs of muzzle energy is allowed" IN A HANDGUN??????